Architecture

Francisco Lupin, an Argentinian industrial designer, created an
ecological, ergonomic, and economically efficient design for the
Bombardier train competition. Called the Inter Urban Eco Train, eco4, for
short, it is designed to offer local transit services for business
commuters and students who go back and forth to school or universities.
Zero carbon emissions.

Projected to be the world's largest green development yet, CK Designworks, a group based in Australia, has unveiled a master plan for a green metropolis to be located in Nanjing, China. With 10 LEED-certified towers and a monorail connecting them, the project hopes to express modern sustainability as well as Chinese culture and history to the entire world.

Winning an Honorable Mention at the 2011 Evolo Skyscraper Competition, the Hydra Tower promises to harness energy using lightning to split water molecules for producing hydrogen. Hydrogen is a valuable alternative energy source but unfortunately requires a great deal of energy to procure; however, using heaven-sent resources could be just the ticket.

It is unusual for one person to build an art museum and fund it all,
especially when no future remuneration is expected in return. But when
your name is Carlos Slim Helú and you are the richest person in the world, who happens to own roughly 66,000 coveted works of art, it might cross your mind.

The New York City School Construction Authority's latest endeavor is the planning of the first ever net-zero elementary school. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, the Staten Island Elementary School, P.S. 62, will produce as much energy as it consumes. The school is set to open for the 2015-2016 school year but not without controversy among locals.

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to live in - well, maybe not. Evolo's 2011 Skyscraper Competition gave the hO2+ Scraper an honorable mention for its positive impact on the environment as well as the concept of taking the land-loving skyscrapers to the sea. These underwater, floating structures use wind, solar, wave, kinetic, and bio energy sources for powering an underwater metropolis.

Nothing worth listening to on the radio, you say? Don't tell China – they're building a huge, 500-meter radio telescope that will easily be the world's largest when construction is complete. Stay tuned!

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